Torstar Corporation to Report 2017 First Quarter Results

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - April 04, 2017) - Torstar Corporation (TSX: TS.B) plans to release its first quarter results at 6:30 a.m. on May 3, 2017 and has scheduled a conference call for May 3, 2017 at 8:15 a.m.

The dial-in number is (844) 348-7075. We invite you to join John Boynton, President and Chief Executive Officer Torstar Corporation & Publisher, Toronto Star and Lorenzo DeMarchi, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer for this call. A live broadcast of the conference call will also be available over the internet on the Presentations, Events and Conference Calls page (Investor Relations) of our website at www.torstar.com.

For anyone unable to participate, a recording of the conference call will be available for 9 days at (855) 859-2056 reservation number 81868286.

Torstar will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 10 a.m. on May 3, 2017 at One Yonge Street, 3rd floor auditorium, Toronto, Ontario. The Annual General Meeting will also be webcast live on the Presentations, Events and Conference Calls page (Investor Relations) at www.torstar.com with interactive capabilities.

An online archive of the broadcast will be available shortly after the completion of the call and will be accessible by visiting the Presentations, Events and Conference Calls page (Investor Relations) on the www.torstar.com website.

ABOUT TORSTAR CORPORATION

Torstar Corporation is a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B). Its businesses include the Star Media Group led by the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper and Free Daily News Group Inc., which publishes the English-language Metro newspapers in several Canadian cities; Metroland Media Group, publisher of community and daily newspapers in Ontario; and also include digital properties including thestar.com, Toronto Star Touch, Workopolis, wagjag.com, toronto.com, save.ca and eyeReturn Marketing Inc. It also holds majority interest in VerticalScope, a North American vertically-focused digital media company.